WEEK IN REVIEW: Future uncertain after Sunday

Once the season officially ends, owner Martha Firestone Ford, her advisory board and consultant Ernie Accorsi can really intensify their search for a permanent general manager. Whoever that person is will have a lot of decisions to make regarding the make-up of the team and coaching staff moving forward.

"That's not something I'm not willing to discuss. I mean I love coaching, I love what I'm doing, I love the place, I love the players, love the city.

"You have to be able to control the things that you can control. My main focus right now because it's not about me. My main focus is the guys on our team getting ready for this game that's coming up that's the most important thing. The other things will take care of themselves."

In addition to Caldwell, coordinators Jim Bob Cooter and Teryl Austin are also in limbo until a permanent general manager is in place.

"That process, it's good, it makes you think about how you would, if you ever had an opportunity to run a team, how you would run it, how you handle things, a lot of different situations," Austin said of interviewing for head coaching jobs last offseason.

"You find out a little bit about yourself, which you really think how you really feel about certain things that would go on in your program."

"Jim Bob and I are on the same page the majority of the time, if not all the time," Stafford said.

"It's not my decision, I just know we're playing really well on offense right now and I'm having a good time. I think everyone is. He's a smart guy. It's not my decision, but I'd like to have him back, no question."

No matter what happens, it's going to be a busy and interesting offseason for the Lions.

"Making my 100th consecutive start would mean a lot," Quin said in his latest blog entry. "It's just a sign of longevity, consistency, hard work and blessings. It's something that I never even thought about, but the closer it got, I started looking at it."

"When I got go my 100th game I was like, Oh man, just played my 100th game. Then I was like Oh snap, I'm almost to 100 consecutive starts. It's been a fun ride. When I get to walk on that field Sunday, it will be a great feeling."

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